Connecting the Material's Natural Origin to the Application
A hardwood tree may be 55 feet tall and 24" in diameter, but today's high-recovery, high-yield sawing methods will not produce 24" wide boards. Profiling will reduce this board's width. Sustainable design makes the connection between source and [... more]
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The HOK Guidebook to Sustainable Design
 First Steps Towards a Green Design: I am a property owner considering LEED Certification for a building remodel. As a starting poijnt, I have read the LEED guidelines at the Green Building Council website. However, I was looking for something more [... more]
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Eco-effective Choices in Sawing Methods
Grain pattern or figure is created when the log is sawn into lumber. At what angle does the saw meet the growth rings? In flat- or plain-sawn hardwood boards, growth rings are parallel to the board's surface and create the flame-shaped, arch or ... [... more]
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Sustainable Design For Interior Environments
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Sustainable Design
Everyday it seems the building industry is accelerating the adoption of green practices. People can see the effects of our past abuses and are commited to make changes. An appreciation and respect for the environment will serve us well in forward ... [... more]
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Reaping Resources of Natural Character Markings
When trees grow, they become taller and they add annual growth rings of wood just under the bark, increasing their girth. Over the years, branches grow, die off and fall to the forest floor. (1 and 2) Yet, they leave a legacy in the tree's wood: ... [... more]
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Sustainable Design: Architecture, Planning, and Ecology
Written by an architect who is an expert in sustainable design and is a former chair of the AIA's Committee on the Environment (COTE), this book will be a primer on green and sustainable design. It will define issues of sustainable design, illustrate [... more]
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Sustainable Design for Interior Environments
Environmentally responsible design has long been of interest--and has become a priority in order to offset the effects of global warming and soaring energy costs. While many people are aware of green design, the concept of sustainable development is far [... more]
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The Quarries, Michael Pyatok, Opposites Attract, ...
In Central Virginia, the Quarries Ecovillage uses the latest in sustainable design to create a preservation-minded paradise out of an abandoned soapstone quarry. High in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, a half post and beam, half modernist ... [... more]
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Using the Entire Palette of American Hardwood Species
Each hardwood species requires a particular set of conditions to thrive. Each needs specific types of soil and nutrients, and certain amounts of moisture, warmth, sunlight or shade. That's why most American hardwoods grow in the Eastern part of ... [... more]
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A Green, Well-Lighted Place
The most successful green buildings must also be comfortable and attractive, and the right lighting can make all the difference in getting them to feel this way. But good lighting and sustainable design are not mutually exclusive, as we showed ... [... more]
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The Philosophy of Sustainable Design
Visionary - Uncompromising - Accessible: Simply put, this book serves up excellent insights into the only future of architecture and the hope for our injured environment... sustainable design. McLennan is more than an author or advocate... he is a deep [... more]
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